Grammar snacks: Prepositions of time - exercises

Watch the video and read the conversation

between Sophie and Pachi. Then do these
exercises to check your understanding of the
different prepositions of time.
You can watch the video at: http://bit.ly/XC7bOO

1. Check your grammar: grouping – prepositions of time

Write the words into the correct group.

Monday morning 9 o’clock lunchtime Tuesday August

Easter New Year’s Eve 1997 this weekend Christmas

the afternoon my birthday 17th March the past The 60s

in on at

the afternoon Tuesday this weekend

the 60s my birthday Christmas

1997 17th March Easter

the past Monday morning lunchtime

August New Year`s Eve 9 o`clock

2. Check your grammar: gap fill – prepositions of time

Write the preposition to fill the gaps.

1. I finish school early on

_______________ Wednesdays.

2. in
Are you going to work _______________ the summer holidays?

3. at
I only ever see my cousins _______________ Christmas.

4. in
_______________ the past, you couldn’t buy such a variety of different foods.

5. at
What shall we do _______________ the weekend?
6. in
Mobile phones were invented _______________ the 80s.

7. My exam is _______________
on 7th June.

8. on
I’m having my first guitar lesson _______________ Friday afternoon.

3. Check your grammar: error correction – prepositions of time

Correct the mistakes and write the sentences on the line below.

1. We were waiting during five hours.

we were waiting for five hours

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2. What are you doing in the weekend?

what are you doing on the weekend?

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3. It’s so beautiful in the park on summer!

it`s so beautiful in the park in summer!

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4. We woke up on dawn because of all the mosquitoes!

we woke up at dawn …
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5. I’m going on holiday tomorrow! I’m going in two weeks.

…! i`m going for two weeks.

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6. I always go out at Friday nights.

…on Friday nights.

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7. It’s very noisy on night in this street.

…at night in this street.

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8. I’ll see you on next Friday.

i`ll see you next Friday

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